Jian Tao

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM manages investment portfolios and provides investment advice to institutional and individual investors around the world.

Global Thematic Partners LLC (GTP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Oliver Kratz and Ralf Oberbannscheidt in 2010 through a spin-out of the global thematic equity team of DB Advisors, the institutional investment management division of Deutsche Asset Management. GTP provides investment advisory services to corporations, pension plans, governments, foundations and endowments, trusts, international public authorities, pooled investment vehicles including non-US funds.